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36 GUSTAVUS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The mission of the Alumni Association is to facilitate among former students lifelong relationships with Gustavus and with each other, to enable alumni to actively advance and engage in the mission of the College. OFFICERS Ron White ’75, President Kay Rethwill Moline ’56, Vice President Jan Ledin Michaletz ’74, Past President & Ex-officio Member, Board of Trustees Randall Stuckey ’83, Executive Secretary Kelly Waldron ’84, Treasurer BOARD MEMBERS TERM EXPIRES FALL 2010 Jeff Heggedahl ’87, Minneapolis Kay Rethwill Moline ’56, St. Peter Kristin Miller Prestegaard ’99, St. Paul Mary Sutherland Ryerse ’90, Woodbury Marisa Schloer ’09, Minneapolis Betsy Starz ’02, Maple Grove Ron White ’75, Las Vegas, NV TERM EXPIRES FALL 2011 Steve Bloom ’87, Lakeville Jennifer Krempin Bridgman ’96, Alexandria, VA Cathy Edlund Bussler ’00, Chanhassen Adam Eckhardt ’08, Minneapolis Ryan Johnson ’96, Plymouth Janna King ’76, Minneapolis Richard Olson ’82, Edina TERM EXPIRES FALL 2012 Sandra Luedtke Buendorf ’62, St. Peter Sara Tollefson Currell ’95, St. Paul Chris Enstad ’96, Crystal Brian Norelius ’96, Lindstrom Charlie Potts ’01, Richfield Chris Rasmussen ’88, Columbia Heights Paul Schiminsky ’93, Las Vegas, NV Scott Swanson ’85, Edina Gretchen Taylor ’08, Mankato JoNes Van Hecke ’88, Pella, IA EMERITUS Jim “Moose” Malmquist ’53, Scandia CLASS NEWS and information to be included in the Alumni section of the Quarterly should be sent to: Office of Alumni Relations Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue St. Peter, MN 56082-1498 phone ■ 800-487-8437 e-mail ■ alumni@gustavus.edu website ■ gustavus.edu/alumni THE GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY 30 Class Agent: Hildur Anderson Swenson E-mail: 1930classagent@gustavus.edu Hildur Anderson Swenson, St. Peter, is a retired teacher. 35 E-mail: 1935classagent@ gustavus.edu Doug R. Maves, Tempe, AZ, is retired. 40 Class Agents: Carl Lofgren, Evelyn Strom Pearson E-mail: 1940classagent@ gustavus.edu Carl Lofgren, Bloomington, is retired from Benson Optical and attends Normandale Lutheran Church ■ Dale Lund, Fremont, NE, is a retired pastor and college president ■ Enid Martell Olson, Paynesville, is a retired teacher and editor. 45 E-mail: 1945classagent@gustavus.edu Mel A. Briere, Sun City West, AZ, is a retired ELCA pastor ■ Robert K. Brocker, Park Ridge, IL, is retired from Standard Oil ■ Jean Swanson Hulstrand, West St. Paul, is retired after teaching English for 21 years ■ Martin Larson, St. Peter, is retired ■ Audrey Egerstrom Peterson, Weslaco, TX, has moved permanently to Texas and is enjoying the warm weather and many friendships. 46 Class Agent: Arlene Sorenson Higgins E-mail: 1946class agent@gustavus.edu Doris Johnson Briere, Sun City West, AZ, is a retired social worker, administrative secretary, and tour leader. 50- YEAR CLUB May 29, 2010 47 Lutz family donotes Hammarsköld print to Chaplains’ Office A print of Dag Hammarsköld, the late Swedish diplomat who died on a peace mission when he was secretary general of the United Nations, has been given to the Gustavus Chaplains’ Office by the Lutz family in memory of Russell and Marjorie Johnson Knutson ’49 ’50. Pictured are two members of the Lutz family, Lynn Lutz McGinty’84 and her mother, Dorothy Johnson Lutz ’51. (Not present for the photo were Dorothy’s husband, Paul, and their son, Erik ’88.) The print is available for loan on campus. ▲ Class Agent: Bob Wieman E-mail: 1947classagent@gustavus.edu Betty Gjervik Carlson, Silver Spring, MD, is retired. 48 Class Agent: Lorrie Johnson Leaf E-mail: 1948classagent@ gustavus.edu Dot Ekblad, Lincoln, NE, was inducted into the Lincoln High School Athletic Hall of Fame. 50 Class Agent: Gloria Martell Benson E-mail: 1950classagent@ gustavus.edu Jeanette Seibel Almen, Kerkhoven, is a retired home economics teacher ■ Calvin J. Anderson, Wellfleet, MA, is a retired manager of information services ■ Gordon P. Anderson, Laurel, MD, is a retired engineer and director of public works in Hopkins ■ Joyce L. Anderson, Minneapolis, is a retired music and English teacher ■ Vincent R. Anderson, Wayzata, is a retired principal development engineer ■ Ralph Belin, Chaska, is a retired pastor ■ Yvonne Anderson Belin, Chaska, is a retired Carver County social worker ■ Lloyd Bergman, Wayzata, is a retired attorney ■ Dorothy Erickson Brandstrom, Manistique, MI, is a retired forest ranger ■ Alice Milton Carlson, Springfield, VA, is a retired social worker ■ Dewey Carlson, Springfield, VA, is a retired ELCA pastor ■ Ada Nelson Drache, Fargo, ND, assisted her husband, Hiram ’47, as editor on his new book, Prairie Homestead to Wall Street ■ Gene S. Dumdei, North Mankato, is retired owner of Gene’s Installation Services ■ Carol Ostgaard Esbjornson, Willmar, is a retired English and so-
cial studies teacher ■ John H. Esbjornson, Willmar, is a retired teacher ■ Marjorie Swenson Gores, New Richland, is retired from property management ■ Norman E. Jensen, Sherburn, is a retired farmer ■ Eldon C. Johnson, Torrington, WY, is a retired army chaplain ■ Robert M. Johnson, Dunedin, FL, is a retired pastor ■ Charles R. Kiecker, New Ulm, is a retired banker ■ John Kress, Plato, is a retired teacher ■ Clifford S. Lofgren, Gainesville, FL, is a retired entomologist ■ Pete Lokkesmoe, Elgin, IL, is a retired district Boy Scouts of America executive ■ Bill F. McRae, Clear Lake, is a retired warden ■ Arthur Monke, Brunswick, ME, is a retired librarian ■ John R. Myhr, Lindstrom, is retired from Northway Financial ■ Don E. Nelson, Goodyear, AZ, is a retired professor ■ A. Ted Norrgard, St. Louis Park, is retired from Honeywell ■ Darryl Olson, New Brighton, is a retired real estate appraisal agent ■ Dorothy Orn Olson, St. Peter, is a retired office manager ■ Chuck R. Pelzl, Pine River, is a retired physician ■ Richard Priest, Las Vegas, NV, is a retired principal who spends his spare time in his namesake school ■ Gale W. Skold, Glenwood, is a retired principal ■ Carl V. Smith, Fairmont, is a retired manager ■ Art A. Vansickle, Gold River, CA, is a retired manager of production services at Honeywell ■ Ed D. Wetherill, St. Peter, serves on the St. Peter City Council. 51 Class Agent: Dorothy Johnson Lutz E-mail: 1951classagent@gustavus.edu Stan Benson, St. Peter, is celebrating 50 years in the ministry ■ Betty G. Correll, Black Mountain, NC, volunteers for the Angel Food Boxes program through her church. 52 Class Agent: Barb Eckman Krig E-mail: 1952classagent@gustavus.edu Rod Johnson, Webster Groves, MO, is a retired social worker. 53 Class Agents: Thomas Boman, Marv Larson E-mail: 1953classagent@gustavus.edu Lois Bratt Genis, Marblehead, MA, is a retired director of music ■ Bud Nelson, Minneapolis, is a pastor at Lutheran Church of the Master. 54 Class Agent: Forrest Chaffee E-mail: 1954classagent@gustavus.edu Sylvia Johnson Johnson, White Bear Lake, was chosen by a recent high school graduate as the teacher that made a difference in his life, for teaching his 5th-grade Sunday School class. 55 55th Anniversary: May 28–29, 2010 Class Agent: Dick DeRemee E-mail: 1955classagent@gustavus.edu James Brusseau, St. Paul, is a retired Hennepin County administrator ■ Gerald Christianson, Gettysburg, PA, is emeritus professor of early church history at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary ■ George W. Davies Jr., Willmar, is a retired teacher ■ Nira Larson Flaten, Rochester, is retired from the Mayo Clinic ■ Phil C. Hall, Redwood Falls, is a retired school counselor ■ Joyce M. Johnson, Inver Grove Heights, is a retired teacher ■ Marilynn Olson Lindberg, Anoka, is a retired sales consultant ■ Corrine Nelson Lundberg, Stillwater, is a substitute teacher at Jacobson honored at University of Minnesota Dr. Maynard E. Jacobson ’52, professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Minnesota, was presented by his faculty peers the 2009 Department of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of “an outstanding academic career and exceptional contributions to the university.” He continues to be involved with the international programs for senior medical students at the university with opportunities in Sweden and impoverished countries in the world and supports a similar program at Gustavus for pre-medical students. Legler honored with professorship John Legler ’53, Salt Lake City, UT, emeritus professor of biology at the University of Utah, is being honored for his scholarship and teaching with the establishment of the Legler Professorship in Human Anatomy. Legler came to the University of Utah as an assistant professor in 1959 after receiving his doctorate at the University of Kansas. During his academic career, he revolutionized the practice of teaching anatomy through writings and development of state-of-the-art courseware using contemporary technologies. ▲ GUSTAVUS ALUMNI Guttormsson and Noonan featured in Minnesota Women’s Press Two Gustavus alumnae are featured in the November issue of Minnesota Women’s Press. The artwork of Rosemary Lange Guttormsson ’69 was featured on the cover and Anne Sammelson Noonan ’91 wrote an essay that was featured in the column “Laughing Matters,” with her list of 20 items under the title, “Older, Wiser.” Visit www.womenspress.com for more. ELCA pastor Arne Walker ’57, Gatlinburg, TN (right), traveled to Hong Kong in October and November 2009 to visit Ted Zimmerman ’69 and his wife, Janey Davis Zimmerman ’69. Ted is an ELCA missionary and Janey is a school counselor at Hong Kong International School. The three are pictured at the altar at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong. ▲ SPRING 2010 37
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